Fiber optic sensing in space structures: The experience of the European Space Agency

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5855 PART I, Issue , 2005, Pages 262-269

  Mckenzie, Iain ^a   Karafolas, Nikos ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerospace sensors; Launcher sensors; Optical fiber sensors; Spacecraft health monitoring; Spacecraft sensors

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; FIBER OPTICS; LAUNCHING; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT;

AEROSPACE SENSORS; LAUNCHER SENSORS; SPACECRAFT HEALTH MONITORING; SPACECRAFT SENSORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 28544438313     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.623988     Document Type: Conference Paper

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